Some of My Container Gardening Experiences in Zone 10b
After adding Lime to some of plants and watching them flourish, I assumed all my containers needed calcium (lime), so I added it to my squash and my fig. They did not accept it. Anyway, here are the lessons: 1. Squash does NOT like too much calcium. The ideal Ph should be 6.0 – 6.8 […]
It’s my 7th year at container gardening and as each year passed, I noticed my crops were getting pail, smaller, weaker, and low yielding. I kept feeding my containers, worm castings, blood meal, and fish liquid for nitrogen boost. Bone meal for phosphorous boost, and potassium, yet my crops were pale and lacking vigor. I
This is my second large container and again I tested to see if mixing different crops in one container would work. It did! In this big Bertha, I mixed Arugula (a green leaf crop), carrots and onions (root crops) and the soil has drastically improved and produced lush greens and veggies. The netting on the
Earlier this year, I noticed my potato plants were growing dark spots on the leaves. After some research, the number one recommendation was to reuse a soil with a different crop rotation. Since potatoes are root crops, I should have used soil that had previously grew fruits or greens. Using the same type of crop
It’s my 7th year of container gardening and the two most problematic issues I have are wind and rodents (rats and mice). Seedlings rarely have a chance to mature when they’ve been devoured overnight. This year I tried lining the netting only outside the rim of my pots so rodents would hopefully get stuck and
Did you know that to be a Jewish rabbi, the prospective student must seek a rabbi and practically beg to follow that leader for a period of their life to become just like their rabbi? The rabbi or a professor NEVER seeks out their proteges. On the other hand, I never understood why the disciples
Finally I was able to harvest a successful batch of potatoes. I’ve tried multiple times in the past few years and couldn’t due to rodents destroying my early crops. On March 17, 2024 I planted Austrian Crescent Tuber potatoes as a new variety, and the purple ones I think I planted those in the fall
Due to high winds, moths, white files, and hot weather, my potato plant suffered from a various attacks. I decided to protect it with chicken wire and a covering of insect netting. At first it looked OK, but I did not know what a healthy potato plant looked like. By the end of the year
Did you know cats and dogs love to eat grass like cattle? I guess they too have a craving for a fresh salad like we do. After a few years of growing cat grass, I’ve learned that in order to keep a fresh batch available, I must grow in a maximum of three small pots
Did you know stinging nettle is treated like an inconvenient nuisance and discarded like a useless weed? If only people knew the treasure of benefits it offers. My family and I consume stinging nettle as tea to relieve inflammation of muscles, headaches, and even swelling after major surgeries. Even NIH recognizes its many scientific benefits.
